Enrollment
148
Elementary
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST HOLMES LOCAL·NCES 390476802942
Winesburg Elementary School
2165 US Route 62, Winesburg, OH 44690 · (330) 359-5059 · Holmes County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL148 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 64% of Ohio public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
22 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (23).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Winesburg Elementary School→Hiland High School
Based on grade levels within East Holmes Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
78.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +12.6pp since 2021
Math
88.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +13.5pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.3% | 88.9% |
| 2023-24 | 71.2% | 81.7% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 79.7% |
| 2021-22 | 65.7% | 75.5% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
78.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Winesburg Elementary School
Winesburg Elementary School's state test result (78.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winesburg Elementary School this school | 148 | 14.9% | 78.7% |
| Walnut Creek Elementary School Walnut Creek | 142 | 16.2% | 88.7% |
| Kalida Elementary School Kalida | 203 | 9.4% | 90.1% |
| Mt Hope Elementary School Mt. Hope | 98 | 10.2% | 82.5% |
| Chestnut Ridge Elementary School Berlin | 217 | 21.7% | 89.2% |
| Flat Ridge Elementary School Charm | 92 | 10.9% | 82.2% |
Matched among Ohio elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Winesburg Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Holmes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #281 of 673 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.9% | #108 of 1,569 ▲ 191 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #322 of 1,569 ▲ 316 | #4 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #152 of 1,514 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 148 | #1,661 of 1,808 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.9% | #688 of 767 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
148
-33 (-18%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 196
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 18.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 148 | 9.9 | 14.9:1 | 15% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 9.9 | 17.2:1 | 23% (40) |
| 2022-23 | 178 | 10.9 | 16.3:1 | 17% (30) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | 10 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 161 | 9.3 | 17.4:1 | 28% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 159 | 8 | 19.9:1 | 27% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 170 | 8 | 21.3:1 | 34% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 155 | 8 | 19.4:1 | 30% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 196 | 13 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winesburg Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (161 to 148); teachers up 7% (9.3 to 9.9).
About Winesburg Elementary School
Winesburg Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Winesburg, Ohio. The school enrolls 148 students, from kindergarten through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Ohio) has about 404 students.
East Holmes Local runs 8 schools with a combined 1,491 students. Winesburg Elementary School is one of them.
White students are the large majority at Winesburg Elementary School, with 97% of enrollment. Other groups make up 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 98% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Winesburg Elementary School comes in at 5%.
Its 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Ohio is 17.9:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 15% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Holmes County averages 31%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Winesburg Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Ohio public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Winesburg Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 78.7%; the prediction is 83.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Holmes County show that median household income is about $76,140, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 11%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Winesburg Elementary School is one of 17 public schools in Holmes County, which together enroll about 3,271 students.
The closest public school, Mt Hope Elementary School, is about 4.6 miles from Winesburg Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Winesburg Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 148 was 18% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 181. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.1:1 to 14.9:1.
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Holmes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
44,418
Census ACS
Median income
$76,140
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
3,271 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Holmes Local
- Hiland High SchoolHigh · 395 students
- Berlin Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- Chestnut Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 217 students
- Walnut Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 142 students
- Mt Hope Elementary SchoolElementary · 98 students
- Flat Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 92 students
Nearby schools
- Mt Hope Elementary School4.6 mi · 98
- Dundee Elementary School5.1 mi · 155
- Beacon Hill Community School AKA Beacon Hill Academy5.3 mi · 176
- Mount Eaton Elementary School5.3 mi · 117
- Walnut Creek Elementary School5.4 mi · 142
- Chestnut Ridge Elementary School5.5 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About Winesburg Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Winesburg Elementary School?
Winesburg Elementary School enrolls approximately 148 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Winesburg Elementary School serve?
Winesburg Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Winesburg Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Winesburg Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Winesburg Elementary School?
Student demographics at Winesburg Elementary School are roughly 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is Winesburg Elementary School in?
Winesburg Elementary School is part of East Holmes Local.
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